As I write this post, over 400 students from every corner of the world are competing in Warsaw, Poland at the finals of the 2010 Imagine Cup.
Every single one of these students is a winner.
Over 325,000 students registered for this year’s competition and through local and regional competitions, these 400 have battled their way to the world finals.
The Imagine Cup challenges students to think about how they can use technology to solve some of the world’s toughest problems as inspired by the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals.
Their ingenuity and creativity, not to mention their technology skills, are absolutely incredible. I had the privilege of attending the 2009 Imagine Cup world finals in Cairo, Egypt and it’s impossible to share the excitement of the event through a single blog post.
The great news is that you can follow the excitement online.
The Imagine Cup World Festival takes place on July 8th 2010 when the overall winners will be announced. You can watch the webcast live on the Imagine Cup website to find out which of the finalists will win the ultimate student technology prize.
Recommended viewing.
Each year hundreds of thousands of students from around the world come together to compete in the Imagine Cup. The competition, which is part of Microsoft’s Unlimited Potential initiative, challenges students to use technology and their imagination to solve the world’s toughest problems as inspired by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals:
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| This year over 325,000 students registered for the competition and in July, the top 400 students will compete at the worldwide finals in Poland. Their projects range from a social media application that can help stop the spread of malaria, to a mobile alert system that warns citizens of a looming natural disaster and a mobile phone that can be used to detect vascular diseases like sickle cell anemia and type 1 diabetes. These students all have one thing in common; they are going to change the world! The Imagine Cup is a serious challenge that draws incredible talent, passion and perseverance. The event spans one year, beginning with local, regional and online competitions. The finalists go on to attend the Worldwide Finals held in a different location every year. The intensity of the work brings students together, and motivates the competitors to rise above challenges and make an impact on the world. You can learn more about the students’ projects and watch their videos at www.imaginecup.com. |
Vote for your favorite team in the People’s Choice Awards
Why not get involved in this year’s competition? Visit the People’s Choice site, view videos from all the finalists and vote for your favorite team and project. The winner of the People’s Choice award will be announced at the finals on July 8th in Poland.
You can get the latest news on the Imagine Cup Blog and be sure to tune into www.imaginecup.com.
The tension builds ahead of last year’s Imagine Cup finals in Egypt. This year the finals take place in Poland.
7. July 2009 01:13 |
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This just in from Cairo...a big congratulations to team COSMIC from Universiti Sains Malaysia!
At tonight’s Imagine Cup closing ceremony staged in front of the Pyramids, Jasy Liew Suet Yan, Loo Wan Koe, Mathew Phiong Yoon Kheong, Ooi Keng Siang were awarded the 1st place Unlimited Potential Design for Development Achievement Award for their project Virtual Health Connect, a web based immunization registry allowing local health workers, doctors, and nurses to manage immunization records and send vaccination reminders to patients via SMS.
Also, well done to Lin Shen, Zhe Wang, Yuanchen Zou, Weichao Qiu of China’s Unique Studio, these Huazhong University of Science and Technology students took 2nd place!
The 3rd place award went to another Universiti Sains Malaysia team – Capricorn! Congrats to Lim Kian Long, Marilyn Lim Chien Hui, Steven Lim Jun Liang for all of their hard work.
Poland anyone?
Last week, students participating in the Imagine Cup traveled to Microsoft’s Redmond campus to meet with various Microsoft teams as they prepare for the 2009 Worldwide Finals in Cairo, Egypt. Team SKAN from India and Team MultiPoint WEB from the U.S. used the opportunity to network with developers and programmers at the company.
Team SKAN participated in the 2008 Worldwide Imagine Cup Finals in Paris, France, winning the Interoperability Achievement Award for their solution, Enpower. Team members Karun AB, Amith P George, Noel Sequeira, and Sameet Singh Khajuria also went on to win India’s prestigious Eureka 2009 Award and have used their solution to start a company. In addition, two of the members are competing in the Software Design category at the 2009 Worldwide Finals as Team Pearl, with a solution that focuses on rural healthcare.
Team MultiPoint WEB, three brothers from Oregon (Jimmy, Mark and Luke Dickinson), recently won the U.S. Imagine Cup Finals and are now preparing to go to Cairo to compete in the 2009 Worldwide Finals for Software Design. Their solution uses the MultiPoint Software Development Kit to create educational games for students. In addition to competing for Software Design, the team has also entered the MultiPoint Education Award sponsored by Microsoft Unlimited Potential.
While on campus, Team MultiPoint Web sat down with famed tech guru Chris Pirillo of Lockergnome for a video interview about their project. You can watch the video here.
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